Financing Political Campaigns
The High Court and Limits on Contributions to Candidates
Excerpt
A candidate for Missouri State Auditor alleged a state law limiting individual contributions to candidates prevented him from raising enough money to successfully run for office and therefore limited his freedom of speech during the campaign.
In This Issue
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Foreword
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Opinion of the Court
Missouri's Contribution Limits Do Not Violate the First Amendment
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The Buckley v. Valeo Decision
Summary of the Court's Landmark Campaign Finance Ruling
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Lower Court Holding
Decision of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Before the Courts
The Justices Weigh in During Oral Arguments
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Pro & Con
Are the State of Missouri's Limits on Contributions to Candidates for State Office Constitutional?
Pro
Con
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U.S. Term Limits, Inc.
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Shrink Missouri Government Political Action Committee and Zev Fredman
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U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (KY-R), Missouri Republican Party, Republican National Committee, and National Republican Senatorial Committee
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National Right to Life PAC State Fund, National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund, and State Employee Rights Campaign Committee
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Gun Owners of America, Lincoln Institute for Research and Education, National Citizens Legal Network, U.S. Border Control, and Policy Analysis Center
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
